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amanda knox was 0 years old when this began in 2007. since then she and her family have been on a journey with an astonishing set of ups and downs. >> translator: this order be that amanda knox and rafaelle sollecito be immediately released. >> reporter: it was a verdict that went global in an instant. >> it feels as if all of perugia is packed in the main street of the courthouse. >> reporter: just a year and a half ago amanda knox thought her troubles were over. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: her ordeal began in circumstances that were completely ideal, a year of study abroad in the picturesque italian town of perugia. weeks later she was accused along with her boyfriend, rafaelle sollecito, of killing her 21-year-old roommate, british student meredith kercher found stabbed to death under a duvet in the apartment she shared with knox. the case immediately became a media sensation. fueled by those images of knox kissing her boyfriend and salacious accusation
amanda knox was 0 years old when this began in 2007. since then she and her family have been on a journey with an astonishing set of ups and downs. >> translator: this order be that amanda knox and rafaelle sollecito be immediately released. >> reporter: it was a verdict that went global in an instant. >> it feels as if all of perugia is packed in the main street of the courthouse. >> reporter: just a year and a half ago amanda knox thought her troubles were over....
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but knox's family who won't be in court hope the hearing clears her name forever. they call it another example of harassment by the prosecution. >> if she wins on monday, case closed, it's over, and she can go forward without any further worry. >> reporter: if she loses, knox and sollecito's case goes back to court and their legal saga goes on. knox has spent the last year writing her memoir and will talk about it next month with diane sawyer in an exclusive interview. knox says she wants to make writing a career but it could depend on the judges in rome decide. nick schifrin, abc news, london. >>> the civil war in syria not making much progress. delegates from factions met in damascus to reaffirm the peace talks where the only possible opposition was thrown into chaos, its president quit. the military leader refused to recognize his replacement. >>> the prime minister of iraq is pushing back against u.s. demands about iranian overflights. secretary of state john kerry warned iraq about the flights during an unannounced visit to baghdad. the u.s. claims the iranian
but knox's family who won't be in court hope the hearing clears her name forever. they call it another example of harassment by the prosecution. >> if she wins on monday, case closed, it's over, and she can go forward without any further worry. >> reporter: if she loses, knox and sollecito's case goes back to court and their legal saga goes on. knox has spent the last year writing her memoir and will talk about it next month with diane sawyer in an exclusive interview. knox says she...
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. >>> first, it could also be a big day for amanda knox. in just a few hours the italian supreme court could announce whether she will go back to prison for the murder of her roommate. it's a crime she's already been convicted and acquitted of. >>> also this half hour, you wouldn't know it by all the snow, spring is here. with it comes flood season. there are a surprising number of people who die inside their own cars after driving into high water. this morning we'll show you what to do if you become stuck in a flood situation. only takes 30 seconds to get it right. >>> in "the skinny" this morning, "dancing with the stars," week two. who's on top of the leaderboard? who might be facing elimination? >> all right. let's get to the court decision that will likely have far-reaching implications. gays and lesbians have never been given same legal protections of other minorities. >> today arguments deal with proposition 8. tomorrow the defense of marriage act, the 1996 law that denies federal benefits to same sex couples legally married in their
. >>> first, it could also be a big day for amanda knox. in just a few hours the italian supreme court could announce whether she will go back to prison for the murder of her roommate. it's a crime she's already been convicted and acquitted of. >>> also this half hour, you wouldn't know it by all the snow, spring is here. with it comes flood season. there are a surprising number of people who die inside their own cars after driving into high water. this morning we'll show you...
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. >>> now to the latest on amanda knox. an italian appeals court is in session trying to decide if she'll face another trial. over the 2007 murder of her roommate. john muller has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: today is the day. the end of a six-year legal nightmare or back to step one. a retrial. all eyes on the italian supreme court. this morning, inside the italian supreme court, prosecutors are making the case that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito should never have been acquitted of meredith kercher and are ordered a retrial. after they were released 18 months ago, prosecutors appealed the lower court's decision, citing contradictions in the rulings. kercher's family supports the appeal telling the media there are still unanswered questions. we're searching for the truth. in a statement to abc news, the knox family says this is another example of harassment by the prosecution. >> we're hopeful and prayerful that they'll render a verdict which will simply say that the apell at court acted properly. >> rep
. >>> now to the latest on amanda knox. an italian appeals court is in session trying to decide if she'll face another trial. over the 2007 murder of her roommate. john muller has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: today is the day. the end of a six-year legal nightmare or back to step one. a retrial. all eyes on the italian supreme court. this morning, inside the italian supreme court, prosecutors are making the case that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito should never...